With A View To Kill: Eight Airbnbs In Pondi For That Perfect Sea View

Set midway between Auroville and the main town, we’d rather focus on the terrace — not to say that the room — with two king-size beds, are bad though. Ideal for four close friends or even a family, make sure you spend most of your time on the massive terrace — in fact three terraces. With possibly the best views of the Indian Ocean, you can go crazy getting photos to blow up your Instagram handle. Shutter bugs, this is your chance to get classic time-lapse videos.

Price: INR 1,491

Type Of Stay: Private room

Can Accommodate: 4 guests

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Smack on the beautiful Serenity Beach, here you can call two rooms in this quaint house your own. While one of the rooms has AC and the other not, since it’s literally on the beach, the sea breeze is likely to keep you cool either way. A self-sustaining Airbnb, there’s a fully equipped kitchen, linen, a house keeper who comes in everyday and even WiFi so you can really just chill out in the comfort of ‘your home’.

Price: INR 3,999

Type Of Stay: Entire house

Can Accommodate: 4 guests

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Also on the charming Serenity Beach, two bedrooms are on offer here. Simple, homely and with a kitchen to freely use, we like this one for location. You can pretty much roll out of your bed and straight onto the sand banks. If you’re staying a while, the fisher folk constantly milling about will give you great insight into Pondicherry, from a local point of view. Plus endless tales of them at sea.

Price: INR 3,050

Type Of Stay: Entire home

Can Accommodate: 4 guests

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Located in the French Quarters of Pondicherry, the view of the sea isn’t quite the reason you’ll stay at this Bed&Breakfast, but it certainly gets this place brownie points… many brownie points. A two-storey French colonial building with high ceilings, a garden and sit outs, the place blends the old and new, just like the rest of Pondicherry. The terrace is all yours for enjoying the view and the sea breeze. Being a penthouse, you can take up this space for a longer stay as its quiet, inspiring and enjoyable – throw in a glass of wine, and it’s all made better. Oh! And did we mention it’s a stone’s throw from the popular Promenade where all the action is?

Price: INR 4,948

Type Of Stay: Entire Apartment

Can Accommodate: 3 guests

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While there are about five houses in the eight-acre Tanto property, we particularly love the sprawling sea view house. Right for eight people who don’t mind sharing, the garden leads straight onto the beach and just next door is a cutesy garden café serving up delicious Italian food. Ooh, plus a swimming pool if you don’t want to go wading in the sea. If you’re the tree house kinds, check out the Wooden Chalet on the same premises.

Price: INR 6,981

Type Of Stay: Entire home

Can Accommodate: 8 guests

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Smack on the beachfront, the Brindavan apartment sits pretty on the second floor of the Gulkhand House. Offering two bed rooms {although one is really the living area}, there’s two bathrooms making it ideal for a group of four. Since it’s quite literally on the beach, you’re unlikey to be indoors too much, but if you do stay in, you’ll still have a dreamy panoramc view of the endless waters. Win-win, no? Oh, and do check out the cool mirrors and wall hangings in the house for an added dose of cool!

Price: INR 4,358 Type Of Stay: Entire apartment Can Accommodate: 4 guests Find out more here.